Digital storytelling per le organizzazioni del Terzo Settore

The project aimed to concretely achieve the following objectives stated in the form: 1. to increase the digital skills of a group of thirty young adults; 2. to increase digital narrative products ...

The project aimed to concretely achieve the following objectives stated in the form: 1. to increase the digital skills of a group of thirty young adults; 2. to increase digital narrative products capable of effectively conveying the civic commitment supported by Third Sector organisations to the outside world; 3. to experiment distance learning methods and approaches in virtual and multilingual contexts; 4. to create digital teaching materials on digital storytelling usable online and accessible free of charge for an audience outside the project (volunteers, teachers, social workers, citizens, etc.); 5. to create a platform dedicated to digital storytelling for the Third Sector; 6. to increase participants' interest in volunteering and consequently foster their active participation in their communities; 7. to promote youth volunteering and the generational change of the associative structures; 8. to strengthen the networks of relations between the stakeholders representing the respective communities 9. to make the participants' skills available to the Third Sector realities, rooted in the three territorial contexts.

The activities implemented during the project correspond to those indicated in the planning phase: Activity 1 - Volunteer operator training divided into four micro-activities: - identification of participants; - preparation of training content; - training on digital storytelling; - production of multimedia material. Activity 2 - Experimentation and evaluation of the experience divided into three micro-activities - experimentation of digital storytelling paths - creation of the "Digital storytelling for the Third Sector" platform - realisation of the final event. In addition to the two main activities, there was also a transversal system activity aimed at managing the project, which involved all the partners through periodic online meetings (only the kickoff meeting was held in Grosseto) concerning: the planning of activities, the sharing of intervention methods and the realisation of products, the comparison and resolution of problems.

The project realised all outputs already foreseen in the application phase: - the Digital Storytelling platform for the Third Sector; - multilingual video lectures and teaching materials accessible online from the platform after free registration; - narrative-digital products realised by the project participants; - booklet; - final online event. At the same time, the expected results were fully achieved to the extent of - thirty people trained (10 for each partner) and consequent increase in their digital skills; - good attendance and level of interaction during the training; - awareness of the commitment of local associations increased; - intergenerational exchange activated; - visibility of commitment of local non-profit organisations increased; - increased community dimension. In addition to the outcomes listed above, there is the identification of effective collaborative methods between the partners and the smooth running of relations in the management of the project.